Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall

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The U.S. military, which plans to complete its withdrawal by the end of the month, has conducted some airstrikes but largely has avoided involving itself in the ground campaign. The Afghan government and military did not respond to repeated requests for comment about the losses. “The situation is under control in the city, our mujahedeen are patrolling in the city," one Taliban fighter who did not give his name said, referring to his fellow insurgents as “holy warriors.”Hujatullah Kheradmand, a lawmaker from Badakhshan, said the Taliban had seized his province's capital, Faizabad. An Afghan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak about an unacknowledged loss, said Baghlan’s capital, Poli-Khumri, also fell.

The rapid fall of wide swaths of the country to the Taliban raises fears that the brutal tactics they used to rule Afghanistan before will also return. Some civilians who have fled Taliban advances have said that the insurgents imposed repressive restrictions on women and burned down schools. There have also been reports of revenge killings in areas where the Taliban have gained control.

Because the Constitution of Afghanistan is, unfortunately, still a Sharia Muslim Constitution, the Sharia Muslim Taliban thinks the Sharia Muslim Taliban still has a chance to retake Afghanistan.

Taliban’s using ISIS playbook. Attack far reaching towns and villages for recruiting purposes. When they take Kabul, Kandahar, Haret then it’s time to panic.

Oh well that sounds like a Middle East problem not an American problem. Now let’s get back to fixing our economy and environment. We have enough to worry about like inflation!

The GOP guaranteed that the people would be trained to defend their country. Oh well, another GOP lie.

We are not the 'Planet Police'.

Either the Afghan officials and/or the US military is totally incompetent! 20 year war, billions of dollars, many lives lost and within minutes of the US leaving the Taliban takes over. Makes you feel very secure! Not!

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